Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For the dverse prompt, a list of sorts. ? Lists are hateful, exclusive, restrictive and infuriating. We make them and never stick to them, forget them, leave them in the shopping trolley, half-finish them, ignore them, despise them, crumple them up and throw them in the bin. We list…

Originally posted on rivrvlogr: full worm surfaces following sudden downpour sugar moon rising This haiku is my response to Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #129: Super (Worm) Moon. A full moon in close approach to Earth is a Super Full Moon. A full moon in March has many names: Worm Moon, Lenten Moon, Crust Moon, Chaste…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 春暁のことば鉛筆書きにして　　脇本浩子 shungyô no kotoba enpitsugaki ni shite             spring dawn             I write a message             with a pencil                                                 Hiroko Wakimoto from ‘Haidan,’ (‘Haiku Stage’) a monthly haiku magazine, May 2017 Issue, Honami Shoten, Tokyo Fay’s Note:   A literal translation of ‘kotoba’ in original…

Originally posted on Vento del giorno: Amandelbloesem, Vincent van Gogh, van Gogh museum Amsterdam ? ? ad occhi chiusi sento la primavera mandorlo in fiore feeling spring with my eyes shut blooming almond tree © A.M.

Originally posted on Ontheland: dawn the frozen turf sparkles lit by the moon . . morning frost life stirring below crow moon . . ©️2020 Ontheland The theme for this week’s Haikai Challenge is the March moon, this winter’s final full moon, known by a number of names such as crow moon, worm moon and…